GARRETT-OCONNOR-Obituary

GARRETT OCONNOR

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O'CONNOR--Garrett, MD., (Annacurragh, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow and Beverly Hills, California) on September 1st 2015 peacefully at home in Ireland. Beloved husband of Fionnula Flanagan and loving father of Matthew and Turlough O'Connor and Mary Lee-Woolf. Deeply mourned by the Buckley, O'Connor,...

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Always grateful for what I learned from Dr. O´Connor.

When I think of Dr. O'Connor, I smile. I remember the conferences, the late night stories during the aftermath of flight 800 when we could not sleep, the clarity in which he presented material to help those in recovery. He left the world a better place. That is all any of us can ask of this life.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Dr Garret O'Connor a lovely man and loved having a joke. RIP God be with you.

I will always remember Garrett, how could one ever forget such a wonderful fellow? Fionnula, I'm so sorry for your loss, our loss. I remember all the fun times we had together, I remember his stories, and his teachings, but most of all I remember his smile. That big grin he always displayed after a story or joke.
I will never consider him gone, which brings to mind the following poem written by Henry Scott Holland;

Death is nothing at all; I have only slipped away into the...

Garrett was a wonderful man, and I learned so much from him during our time together. I feel lucky to have known him. May he rest in peace.

Garrett was a wonderful teacher and I count him among my friends - it is a great loss for our fellowship and our field. You will be missed.

BFC Alumni Picnic 2009

It was my pleasure to work with Dr. O'Connor; I appreciated the wisdom behind the twinkle in his eye. He will be greatly missed.

Garrett was one-of-a-kind. A gentleman AND a scholar to helped many and saved lives. His sense of wisdom and wit is rare, and will be missed

I had the privilege to know Garret as a person and a professional. What a loss! I will remember him fondly. Monica Minkoff MD .